Josh March

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Josh March
Personal information
Full name Joshua Thomas March[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Stourbridge, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Alvechurch 149 (66)
2019–2020 Leamington 21 (16)
2020– Forest Green Rovers 39 (4)
2021 → Harrogate Town (loan) 14 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:12, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Joshua Thomas March (born 18 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Forest Green Rovers.

Career[]

Born in Stourbridge,[2] March began his career with Alvechurch,[3] becoming the club's first contracted player in a decade in May 2017,[4] and scoring 81 goals in 184 matches, being described as "an integral part in [the club's] rise from the Midland Alliance to the Southern Premier ".[5] He then played for Leamington for the 2019–20 season, scoring 24 goals in 27 games,[6] before signing for League Two side Forest Green Rovers in January 2020.[7][8] He missed the start of the 2020–21 season due to a thigh injury.[9]

On 5 January 2021, March joined League Two side Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[10][11] His loan ended on 11 March 2021 after he suffered an injury in a match.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 15 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alvechurch 2015–16[13] Midland Football League Premier Division 38 11 0 0 0 0 15 5 53 16
2016–17[14] Midland Football League Premier Division 34 31 0 0 0 0 10 5 44 36
2017–18[15] Northern Premier League Division One South 37 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 12
2018–19[16] Southern Football League Premier Central 40 12 0 0 0 0 9 5 49 17
Total 149 66 0 0 0 0 35 15 184 81
Leamington 2019–20[2][6] National League North 21 16 3 2 0 0 3[a] 6 27 24
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20[17] League Two 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2020–21[18] League Two 4 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 7 0
2021–22[19] League Two 25 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 30 3
Total 39 4 2 0 1 0 5 1 47 5
Harrogate Town (loan) 2020–21[18] League Two 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5
Career total 223 91 5 2 1 0 43 22 272 115
  1. ^ One appearance and three goals in the FA Trophy; two appearances and three goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References[]

  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 23rd June 2020" (PDF). The Football League. 23 June 2020. p. 62. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Josh March at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Josh March Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Double-winning Alvechurch capture Josh March on contract".
  5. ^ "Josh on the March into Football League".
  6. ^ a b "LeamingtonFC.co.uk - Josh March signs for Forest Green Rovers". www.leamingtonfc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Josh March: Forest Green Rovers sign Leamington striker". 6 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Brakes off as Josh March leaves Leamington for Forest Green Rovers". 6 January 2020.
  9. ^ Association, Press (1 October 2020). "Josh March closing in on Forest Green return".
  10. ^ "Josh March: Harrogate Town sign Forest Green striker on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Josh March will be 'a pain in the backside for defenders', says Harrogate Town boss". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Harrogate Town struck by injury blow to key striker Josh March". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Josh March - 2015–16 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  14. ^ "Josh March - 2016–17 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  15. ^ "Josh March - 2017–18 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  16. ^ "Josh March - 2018–19 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  17. ^ "Games played by Josh March in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Josh March in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Josh March in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.


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